Music Education Courses

AR-313

2 credit(s)

Course Chair: Cecil Adderley

Semesters Offered: Fall Only

Required of: None

Electable by: All

Prerequisites: CM-212 or both CM-252 and CP-210

Department Code: MUED

Location: Boston Campus

This course analyzes orchestration for wind, string, and percussion groups as used at the secondary school level. Students explore principles of score layout and arranging for concert band and high school orchestra. Students apply this principles to the scores they create for instrumental ensembles at the secondary school level.

AR-314

2 credit(s)

Course Chair: Cecil Adderley

Semesters Offered: Spring Only

Required of: None

Electable by: All

Prerequisites: CM-212 or CM-252

Department Code: MUED

Location: Boston Campus

This course analyzes arranging for high school vocal groups. Students explore principles of part-writing for various combinations of voices, as well as writing piano accompaniments. Students apply these principles to their own arranging projects.

AR-316

2 credit(s)

Course Chair: Cecil Adderley

Semesters Offered: Spring Only

Required of: None

Electable by: All

Prerequisites: AR-112

Department Code: MUED

Location: Boston Campus

This course explores principles of writing and arranging for high school jazz ensembles with standard and mixed instrumentation. Students examine range problems and rhythm section parts. They also give special consideration to creating arrangements for high school musicians. Students examine and analyze existing published scores. Students apply the concepts of the course to their own arranging projects.

This course introduces fundamental beat patterns, basic conducting technique, phrasing and articulation, and problems of tempo. Students discuss and study applicable terminology. Additionally, students participate in lab sessions for choral application of classroom skills, which are geared to the needs of public school music educators.

This course introduces students to fundamental beat patterns, basic conducting technique, phrasing, articulation, and problems of tempo. Students discuss and study score analysis and take part in lab sessions for instrumental application of classroom skills. This course is geared to the needs of public school music educators.

COND-321

2 credit(s)

Course Chair: Cecil Adderley

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Required of: MUED majors

Electable by: MUED majors

Prerequisites: COND-221

Department Code: MUED

Location: Boston Campus

This course is designed to prepare students to effectively design, lead, and assess choral rehearsals. It examines vocal repertoire for school music groups with extensive analysis and application of rehearsal techniques for specific elementary, middle, and high school ensemble settings. As part of the course, students develop score analysis and rehearsal techniques as they apply skills and knowledge in lab sessions.

COND-322

2 credit(s)

Course Chair: Cecil Adderley

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Required of: MUED majors

Electable by: MUED majors

Prerequisites: COND-222

Department Code: MUED

Location: Boston Campus

This course is designed to prepare students to effectively design, lead, and assess instrumental rehearsals. It examines instrumental repertoire for school music groups with extensive analysis and application of rehearsal techniques for specific elementary, middle, and high school ensemble settings. As part of the course, students develop score analysis and rehearsal techniques as they apply skills and knowledge in lab sessions. Note: performance on secondary instrument(s) is required.

COND-341

2 credit(s)

Course Chair: Cecil Adderley

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring

Required of: None

Electable by: All

Prerequisites: COND-221; and COND-222 or COND-211

Department Code: MUED

Location: Boston Campus

The ability to analyze and dissect musical scores is an essential skill for the instrumental music educator. This course will focus on techniques for analyzing scores and using this information to develop structured and sequential rehearsal plans for the repertoire studied. The application of musically appropriate conducting gestures that effectively convey the intended artistic interpretation will also be covered.

ENVC-361

1 credit(s)

Course Chair: Cecil Adderley

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring

Required of: MUED majors

Electable by: All

Prerequisites: None

Department Code: MUED

Location: Boston Campus

This Concert Choir ensemble focuses on materials and literature for secondary school music (i.e., choral ensembles for students in grades 6-12). It is designed for those preparing to be music educators as well as singers interested in studying repertoire and vocal techniques for adolescent musicians. This ensemble prepares a program and performs in music education department recitals.

This course provides a functional study of the trumpet and French horn. Students master technical fundamentals of classroom instruction in trumpet and French horn. They also learn representative elementary and secondary school methods and materials for trumpet and French horn.

This course provides a functional study of the trombone, euphonium, and tuba. Students master technical fundamentals of classroom instruction in trombone, euphonium, and tuba. They also learn representative elementary and secondary school methods and materials for trombone, euphonium, and tuba.

This course is a graduated piano study for beginning keyboard students. Students learn note reading, rhythm, and technique. Students practice materials that range from separate hand studies to simple two-voice pieces. They also learn simple melodies with chordal accompaniment. Students are introduced to harmonization. They also learn techniques that involve scales and coordination studies with fingering for various two-hand patterns.